Historical Events In August - 01

0126  On August - 01 publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD)  

0527  On August - 01 justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium  

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

0607  Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) on this day in history.  

0649  Pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7] on this day in history.  

0860  On August - 01 peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II  

0902  On August - 01 aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily  

1021  On August - 01 synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest  

1086  On August - 01 english barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

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1177  Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III on this day in history.  

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1203  On August - 01 alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium  

1291  Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) on this day in history.  

1322  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1404  On this day in history earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.  

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England on this day in history.  

1492  On August - 01 jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect on August - 01.  

1498  Christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America on this day in history.  

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela)  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) on August - 01.  

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.  

1589  On August - 01 murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III  

1619  First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia on August - 01.  

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on August - 01.  

1626  Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal on August - 01.  

1628  On August - 01 emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism  

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on this day in history.  

1659  On August - 01 antoine Mouque, composer  

1664  On this day in history battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu  

1667  Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48 on August - 01.  

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.  

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)  

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on August - 01.  

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.  

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1190  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on this day in history.  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.  

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.  

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)